Springboks 27, Pumas 6

August 18, 2012
Posted by Morné

The Springboks kick off their campaign against old friends, the Pumas, in Newlands Cape Town.

MATCH DETAILS:

South Africa versus Argentina (14th test)
DHL Newlands
Cape Town, South Africa
Kick off (17:00 local, 15:00 GMT, Sun 19 Aug 03:00 NZT, Sun 19 Aug 01:00 NSW/ACT, 12:00 ARG)
Referee: S. Walsh (ARU)
AR: J. Garces (FFR)
AR: J. Lacey (IRFU)
TMO: J. Meuwsen (SARU)

HEAD TO HEAD:

Played 13: South Africa 13, Argentina 0
Last match: South Africa 63 – 9 Argentina @ Ellis Park, Johannesburg (9 August, 2008)

South Africa record at Newlands: Played 48, Won 32, Lost 14, Drawn 2
South Africa record at home: Played 218, Won 149, Lost 56, Drawn 13

Argentina record at Newlands: DEBUT MATCH
Argentina record away from home: Played 110, Won 42, Lost 66, Drawn 2

Point’s aggregate: South Africa 544, Argentina 272 (42-21)
Tries aggregate: South Africa 70, Argentina 26 (5-2)

RECENT MATCHES:

South Africa 14 – 14 England (3rd test June tour)
South Africa 36 – 27 England (2nd test June tour)
South Africa 22 – 17 England (1st test June tour)
South Africa 9 – 11 Australia (RWC QF)
South Africa 13 – 5 Samoa (RWC Pool)

Argentina 31 – 17 Stade Francais (friendly)
Argentina 21 – 25 Stade Francais (friendly)
Argentina 10 – 49 France (3rd test June tour)
Argentina 23 – 20 France (2nd test June tour)
Argentina 37 – 22 Italy (1st test June tour)

TEAMS:

South Africa: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jean de Villiers (captain), 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Keegan Daniel, 7

Willem Alberts, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.

Replacements: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Jacques Potgieter, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Pat Lambie, 22 JJ Engelbrecht.

Argentina: 15 Lucas González Amorosino, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Santiago Fernández, 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 Juan Martín Hernández, 9 Nicolás Vergallo, 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c), 7 Álvaro Galindo, 6 Julio Farías Cabello, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Eusebio Guiñazú, 1 Rodrigo Roncero.

Replacements: 16 Bruno Postiglioni, 17 Marcos Ayerza, 18 Juan Pablo Orlandi, 19 Tomás Leonardi, 20 Leonardo Senatore, 21 Martín Landajo, 22 Martín Rodríguez.

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44 Comments

  1. Boertjie Boertjie says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 4:00 pm Reply to this comment

    Boks by 13.
    :boks:

  2. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 4:55 pm Reply to this comment

    Is it only me that’s loving this historical moment>>>????

  3. Duiwel Duiwel says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:09 pm Reply to this comment

    Score anyone?

  4. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:12 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to Duiwel @ 5:09 pm:

    3-0 Boks Bismark injured for the season…

  5. Duiwel Duiwel says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:15 pm Reply to this comment

    Thanks BOZ.
    Bismarck ?

  6. Duiwel Duiwel says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:17 pm Reply to this comment

    Wheres Bakkies when you need him!

  7. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:17 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to Duiwel @ 5:15 pm:

    Kirchner scores… Chris Farley making waves for BDP…

  8. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:20 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to Duiwel @ 5:17 pm:

    No need for him until Aus and NZ… now that was a blood bath… insane Bledisloe battle…

  9. Duiwel Duiwel says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:26 pm Reply to this comment

    Very few come back after à big injury.

  10. Duiwel Duiwel says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:27 pm Reply to this comment

    Lekker man!
    Lets hope for a ton!

  11. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:30 pm Reply to this comment

    Got to love Walsh… having an indepth conversation with a guy that doesn’t understand a word of English…

  12. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:32 pm Reply to this comment

    Fark sake… this is the 8th best team in the world and HM and co are creaming their pants with every point…

    Did they watch the blood-bath across the Indian Ocean?

  13. Jacques(Bunny)Somtimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits Jacques(Bunny) says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 5:54 pm Reply to this comment

    As expected daniels just making up the numbers

  14. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:00 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to Jacques(Bunny) @ 5:54 pm:

    Calm down mate… there is some experimenting… if Spies was there you’d be moaning too… :wink:

    Ricardo Laubsher looks like Wanderlei Silva lol!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQkM8bir4pI&feature=related

  15. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:03 pm Reply to this comment

    Japies and Argies will get spanked by Aus and NZ if this is their current form…

  16. Jacques(Bunny)Somtimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits Jacques(Bunny) says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:04 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to bryce_in_oz @ 6:00 pm: no mate it was proclaimed the whole he would bring the so called x factor i am waiting

  17. Jacques(Bunny)Somtimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits Jacques(Bunny) says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:11 pm Reply to this comment

    And their go the x factor

  18. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:20 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to Jacques(Bunny) @ 6:04 pm:

    There was no proclamation… mere experimentation whilst their are injuries…

    Got to love HM on the walkie talkies like he’s a part of a cadet ‘op-fok’ and Victor is listening to his Iphone…

  19. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:22 pm Reply to this comment

    Tell you what I won’t be so jovial if the Puma’s bring this back within 13 pts…

    Both these teams will get hammered by the Wobblies and AB’s…

  20. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:23 pm Reply to this comment

    IMO Alberts is the Bok’s best loosie… and he is a poor man’s Higgenbotham…

  21. Jacques(Bunny)Somtimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits Jacques(Bunny) says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:24 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to bryce_in_oz @ 6:22 pm: agree ab gonna hammer us if we play like this but with every game comes a new gameplan as well

  22. Vetgesmeerde Blits Vetgesmeerde Blits says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:41 pm Reply to this comment

    Kirchner had a very good game imo, he doesn’t always seem to get the credit he deserves.

    Good to see Morne Steyn back to his best. The Boks need him to be at his best if we want to win this trophy.

  23. Jacques(Bunny)Somtimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits Jacques(Bunny) says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:43 pm Reply to this comment

    Not getting bonus point shows how far we are behind nz and aus both would have done so

  24. Boertjie Boertjie says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 6:57 pm Reply to this comment

    Tatty, disappointing test.
    Boks will have to up 80% against
    real opposition.

  25. Vetgesmeerde Blits Vetgesmeerde Blits says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 7:03 pm Reply to this comment

    No bonus point, not a great result at home. I will give the Boks a 6/10 for their performance.

    From a rugby lovers point of view, I am glad the Boks didn’t humiliate Argentina. It will be great for rugby if Argentina can use this tounament to become a real force in world rugby.

    What happened to Bismark? Missed the first 10 minutes of the game.

  26. Jacques(Bunny)Somtimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits Jacques(Bunny) says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 7:07 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to Vetgesmeerde Blits @ 7:03 pm: freak injury

  27. Jacques(Bunny)Somtimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits Jacques(Bunny) says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 7:29 pm Reply to this comment

    anybody a nice stream for the sharks game ss is kak again

  28. Boertjie Boertjie says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 8:08 pm Reply to this comment

    Bismarck out 7-8 weeks.
    Chiliboy injured.
    Next in line Tiaan Liebenberg.

  29. Boertjie Boertjie says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 8:09 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to Jacques(Bunny) @ 7:29 pm:

    Jy mis niks. Lions 7-6 HT.

  30. Boertjie Boertjie says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 8:33 pm Reply to this comment

    Guppies 23-7 after 57.

  31. Duiwel Duiwel says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 9:46 pm Reply to this comment

    :mrgreen:

  32. DavidS Champion Supporter DavidS says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 11:32 pm Reply to this comment

    Cruciate ligament on Bis…

    Out for the season but let’s be honest… cruciate is a career ender…

  33. DavidS Champion Supporter DavidS says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 11:55 pm Reply to this comment

    Bit disappointed that the Bok onfield leadership failed to realize that the Argies were weakened against the broken play stuff when Hougaard, Mvovo and Habana broke wide or ran from deep.

    Still JDV seemed obsessed with calling plays that saw dumb forwards thunder into what must be complimented as a fine Argie defence that was more than up for Bok physicality and which worryingly coughed up possession in contact with relative ease.

    Jacques Potgieter was good however… defensively and his cleaning out ruck time REALLY helped the Bokke in the latter stages. Pulling Daniel for the physicality of Potrgieter was a good call by the coaching staff. However the failure of onfield leadership to realize Argie defensive frailties from wide and broken deep play is worrying. Clearly De Villiers and his lieutenants were not all that attuned to what was working on attack.

    If the Argies show such weakness they did against Mvovo, Hougaard and Habana against Aus / NZ they are going to get crucified…

    Bryce

    Year in and year out I read people who watch opening games between NZ and Aus claim the Boks will get crushed by both get proved wrong.

    Yet again you make the mistake of measuring Bok capability against these sides by looking at an Aus / NZ game…

  34. DavidS Champion Supporter DavidS says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 11:57 pm Reply to this comment

    You forget that no Aus side made the play offs of SR on merit…

    The one that did got spanked out at home against a wild card side from SA…

    There were three Aus sides in the bottom half of the table and below 10…

    Just saying…

  35. Mug Punters Organisation of South Africa Kevin Rack says:
    August 19th, 2012 at 1:43 am Reply to this comment

    Pretty poor really unless they got some thing up their sleeve. Argies play spoiler rugby and can bring your game down to their level.
    If I was a Kiwi I would be strutting like they did last nigh against the Aussies. They are good but are the AB’s show offs.

    It funny to see Walsh nail teams for offenses he “missed” a few weeks ago.

  36. bok_in_oz bryce_in_oz says:
    August 19th, 2012 at 3:49 am Reply to this comment

    Reply to DavidS @ 11:57 pm:

    No David… you forget… since our good run in 2009 the Aussies have the wood over the Boks BIG TIME with 6 wins from 7 and what’s more concerning is that it no longer matters whether it’s on the Highveld nor the coast in RSA…

    Last year’s 3N final was brutal… and it will always be the gauge when the world number 2 and world number 1 play each other…

    My point stands… Boks will not beat neither of them with that team that played last night…

    But IMO there was a lot of experimentation… and their will be in the next game too so I’m not that fussed…

  37. Timeo Timeo says:
    August 19th, 2012 at 4:15 am Reply to this comment

    Don’t know Bryce.

    That game between Aus and NZ must be the worst I’ve ever seen them play.

    Sloppy, Poor and Stupid-Stupid, to quote the kiwi commentators.

    The knock-ons, the forward passes, 25+ penalties says it all. The crowd even cheered when they caught the ball. The ABs were gifted about 15 points and yet……yet, with 2 minutes to go the Aussies were inside the 7 point margin.

    I’d say if they keep playing like that they’re going to lose to Argentina.

  38. Timeo Timeo says:
    August 19th, 2012 at 4:17 am Reply to this comment

    Reply to bryce_in_oz @ 3:49 am:

    …. and the Lions are CC champions.

    In a WC year. Has about the same meaning.

  39. Timeo Timeo says:
    August 19th, 2012 at 4:33 am Reply to this comment

    Anyway.

    Morne Steyn with his kicking boots on is a beautiful thing.

  40. Timeo Timeo says:
    August 19th, 2012 at 5:08 am Reply to this comment

    I’m a little pissed off at you Bryce.

    When you called that game a bloodbath, I thought it would be worth watching.

    It was not.

    And the blood was from a small cut Beale must have got from slapping his own forehead

  41. Timeo Timeo says:
    August 19th, 2012 at 5:09 am Reply to this comment

    Reply to Timeo @ 5:08 am:

    forgot to add

    :wink:

  42. biltongbek biltongbek says:
    August 19th, 2012 at 10:46 am Reply to this comment

    We still have bo plan B, Jean de Villiers does not belive in distribution, twice he took the Argie bacline defence on, whilst Mvovo was open, and twice he got penalised for holding on.

    Keegan Daniel doesn’t seem to have the same impact at international rugby. :boks:

  43. Craven Craven says:
    August 19th, 2012 at 12:52 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to Timeo @ 4:15 am:
    Must agree with you here. Not sure which game Bryce watched, but the “bloodbath” I watched was riddled with mistakes, lots of them.

    And it seems in AB and Wallabie rugby the forward pass is now an accepted way of getting the ball from one player to the next.

  44. DavidS Champion Supporter DavidS says:
    August 19th, 2012 at 5:05 pm Reply to this comment

    And having tame referees does not mean “have the wood over” a side…

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